Myrhorod Raion

Myrhorods'kyi Raion
Миргородський район
Raion
Flag of Myrhorods'kyi Raion
Flag		Coat of arms of Myrhorods'kyi Raion
Coat of arms
Country  Ukraine
Region Poltava Oblast
Established July 3, 1923
Admin. center Myrhorod
Subdivisions
Area
 • Total 1,540 km2 (590 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 40,900
 • Density 27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Area code +380
Website www.obladmin.poltava.ua

Myrhorodskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Миргородський район; translit.: Myrhorods'kyi raion) is a raion (district) in the central Ukrainian province of Poltava. The raion's administrative center is the city of Myrhorod, which has a separate administrative status within the oblast'.

Important rivers within the Myrhorodskyi Raion include the Psel and Khorol rivers. The raion was officially founded on July 3, 1923, from the old raion of Lubny. The raion's current boundaries were established on January 8, 1966.

An important village in the raion is Velyki Sorochyntsi, where the Sorochyntsi Fair has been held since the 1960s. On April 1 [O.S. March 20] 1809, writer Nikolai Gogol was born in Velyki Sorochyntsi. His short story "The Fair at Sorochyntsi" takes place in Velyki Sorochyntsi.

Settlements

  • Bakumivka
  • Bilyky
  • Velyki Obukhivka
  • Velyki Bairak
  • Velyki Sorochyntsi
  • Verkhnya Budakivka
  • Harkushyntsi
  • Hasenky
  • Dibrivka
  • Yerky
  • Zelenyi Kut
  • Zubriv
  • Zuiivtsi
  • Kybyntsi
  • Klyushnykivka
  • Komyshnya
  • Maltsi
  • Mali Sorochyntsi
  • Myrhorod
  • Ostapivka
  • Panasivka
  • Petrivtsi
  • Polyvyane
  • Popivka
  • Romodan
  • Savyntsi
  • Slobidka
  • Solontsi
  • Khomutets
  • Cherevky
  • Cherkaschany
  • Sharkivschyna
  • Shakhvorostivka
  • Shulhy
  • Yarmaky

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